Shloka 171

Ādi-parva Adhyāya 3 — Janamejaya’s Rite, Dhaumya’s Parīkṣā, and Uttanka’s Kuṇḍala Quest (सर्पसत्रप्रस्तावना–गुरुपरीक्षा–उत्तङ्कोपाख्यान)

Devanagari script

स हास्तिनपुरं प्राप्प न चिराद्‌ विप्रसत्तम: । समागच्छत राजानमुत्तड़को जनमेजयम्‌,हस्तिनापुरमें शीघ्र पहुँचकर विप्रवर उत्तंक राजा जनमेजयसे मिले

Transliteration

sa hāstinapuraṃ prāpya na cirād viprasattamaḥ | samāgacchat rājānam uttankaḥ janamejayam ||

Translation

Before long, the foremost of brāhmaṇas, Uttanka, reached Hastināpura and came into the presence of King Janamejaya.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हास्तिनपुरम्: to Hastinapura
• हास्तिनपुरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हास्तिनपुर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्राप: reached
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• चिरात्: after a long time
• चिरात्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिर

• विप्रसत्तमः: the best of brahmins
• विप्रसत्तमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्रसत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• समागच्छत्: met / came together with
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + गम्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• राजानम्: the king
• राजानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उत्तङ्कः: Uttaṅka
• उत्तङ्कः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तङ्क
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जनमेजयम्: Janamejaya
• जनमेजयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनमेजय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

राम उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Uttanka
• Janamejaya
• Hastināpura